3-12-1-16. Vote cast for "no candidate" or "candidate deceased"

IN Code § 3-12-1-16 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 16. (a) This section applies when:

(1) a ballot is reprinted under IC 3-11-3-29.5(d) to omit the name of an individual who is no longer a candidate; and

(2) the candidate vacancy is filled following the reprinting of the ballots.

(b) A vote cast on the ballot where the statement "NO CANDIDATE" or "CANDIDATE DECEASED" appears is considered a vote cast for the successor candidate.

As added by P.L.38-1999, SEC.57. Amended by P.L.219-2013, SEC.64.